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映画「スター・ウォーズ」シリーズの悪役「ダース・ベイダー卿」に扮（ふん）することで知られる「ウクライナ・インターネット党」の指導者が、５月に行われる大統領選に立候補すると、同党が２９日発表した。
首都キエフで党集会を開いたインターネット党は、ベイダー卿が既に立候補登録に必要な書類を提出したと明らかにした。
ヤヌコビッチ前政権崩壊後、初めてとなるウクライナの大統領選は５月２５日に予定されており、ティモシェンコ元首相なども出馬を表明している。［キエフ ２９日 ロイター］
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: Fireworks fly over Independence Square, known as Maidan, during clashes in the early hours of on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: Anti-government protesters guard the perimeter of Independence Square, known as Maidan, on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(62 of65)
KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: Anti-government protesters guard the perimeter of Independence Square, known as Maidan, on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(63 of65)
KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: Anti-government protesters guard the perimeter of Independence Square, known as Maidan, on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(64 of65)
KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: Anti-government protesters guard the perimeter of Independence Square, known as Maidan, on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue(65 of65)
KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: A fire truck is used to rescue people from the upper floors of a burning Trade Unions Building, which has been used as the de facto headquarters for anti-government protesters, on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)